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Post is forecasting total production of wheat, barley, corn, and oats to reach 52.6 million metric tons (MMT) in 2017/2018, a seven percent decrease from 2016/2017 production levels of 56.7 MMT.

On April 7, 2017, Health Canada posted a notice on its intent to implement a prohibition on the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in foods.

Quebec is the largest wine importing province in Canada, with 2016 imports valued at $640 million (158 million liters of imported wine).

In 2016, Canada remained the top destination for U.S. exports of high-value agricultural products, with a total of $16.2 billion.

The Safe Food for Canadians Act implementing regulations, which simplify and consolidate the authorities under previous acts regulating food, are expected to be published in Gazette Part I...

The Canadian Government has opened consultations on the administration of the new Tariff Rate Quotas and Origin Quotas that will be established under the Canada-European Union Comprehensive...

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) help expand foreign markets for U.S. producers and exporters by reducing trade barriers, fostering a more stable and transparent environment for trade and investment...

Graphic illustrating the growth of U.S. agricultural exports in response to trade agreements over the past 70 years.

Graphic illustrating the total export of U.S. agricultural products to Canada in 2015, including the total value and top 5 commodities.

In the fall of 2015, the Canadian government committed to bring in tougher regulations to eliminate industrially produced transfats in processed foods.

The federal government announced the intention to eliminate the MFN tariffs on a long list of imported food items to be used as ingredients by domestic food manufacturing companies.

Canadian authorities have recently approved two genetically engineered products for both human consumption and animal feed use.